Have you ever wanted to go into law enforcement, heard that people in the computer industry are making good money, or wondered what it would

In case you don’t frequent twitter, the nursing blogosphere, Facebook or other online nursing communities, Amanda Trujillo is a nurse in Arizona who is under

While rummaging through the attic recently, I came upon my nurse’s cap. Now more than 40 years old, it had become a bit yellow and

The NY Times has run yet another article on the “outrage” that some physicians feel related to nurses with doctoral degrees using the title “Doctor.”

Guest post by M.J. Butler, RN A good friend of mine once asked me:  “How do you unwind after something like that?”  My friend Kelly

 You’re probably aware that many hospitals (and other healthcare facilities) across the country are not hiring new graduate nurses or are hiring very few. This

Although many people use the terms “resume” and “CV” (curriculum vitae) interchangeably, they’re actually two different types of documents, each with its own distinct focus.

Have you ever wondered how far you could move from the bedside in your career pursuits and still call yourself a nurse? Have you ever

I always advise nurses not to use phrases such as “I’m just a nurse” or “I’m only an RN.” My reasoning is that it demeans

Guest post by Jennifer Payan RN, BSN, CCRN When many of us decided to become nurses, we viewed ourselves using our hard-earned skills within the

Guest Post by Lynn Visser RN, BSN, CEN As I think back to nursing school, I clearly remember being told “Be a patient advocate!”  I

Many years ago, after conducting a seminar out of state, I went to the hotel dining room for dinner. I noticed one of the seminar